Alabama Farmers Coop.

AGRICULTURE DEPUTY SECRETARY MERRIGAN AWARDS $4.8 MILLION IN RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 9/16/2009; 1009 words; ...part of the 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food' initiative...more closely with the farmers who supply their food...assistance to a statewide farmers' market management...the grant agreement. Alabama: Federation of Southern...Colorado: Rocky Mountain Farmers Union ...

The Longest Yard; Four days a year, this 450-mile stretch from Kentucky to Alabama becomes the world's biggest flea market
The Washington Post; 4/29/2007; 3692 words; ...interested in old things. Not a lot of young people are . . . Have you seen the old chicken coops we've got?" I say: "My grandfather was a poultry farmer, and, well, let's just say that my father doesn't have as much appreciation for old...

A Dying Breed
The Billings Gazette; 4/2/2007; 1009 words; ...left. Green mans the Farmers Union Trading Co-op...times that prices at Farmers Union stay down when...stations go up. Since the Farmers Union buys only one or...some busier places - the coop can hold its price steady...to Green, a native of Alabama who wears a grin that...

Federation of Southern Cooperatives' Disaster Relief Program
Dollars & Sense; 7/1/2006; 623 words; ...inadequate rural infrastructure. Farmers saw their most reliable markets...rural communities and black farmers to build a successful long...Staff members on the ground in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana...website is www.federation.coop.

CDF establishes hurricane recovery fund.(NEWSLINE)
Rural Cooperatives; 9/1/2005; 570 words; ...areas of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama, the Cooperative Development Foundation...This is all about co-ops helping coops," said Lewis. "Our focus is on what...which will help identify the needs of farmers and farm cooperatives and help CDF coordinate...more information, visit: www.cdf.coop.